Dillsburg, PA (May 18, 2020) ? Hope Walks, a non-profit that treats children with clubfoot in Latin America and Africa, has announced it will be starting a partner clinic in its 17th country, Sudan, in the Fiscal Year 2021.? The new clinic will be in partnership with...
COVID & Clubfoot – Stories from the front lines The appointment card is a nice thing to have. Families can post it somewhere so they don?t forget their next appointment. But it is just a piece of paper, after all. But for one Kenyan family, they never...
COVID & Clubfoot – Stories from the front lines Matilde is the mother of 5-month-old Niko who started clubfoot treatment in mid-March in Mozambique. This family, like many we?ve heard from, is having additional challenges getting to the clinic for treatment....
COVID & Clubfoot ? Stories from the front lines Damaris, a physiotherapist at Arthur Davison Children?s Hospital in the Copperbelt Province of Zambia has never seen the clinic so slow and is looking forward to things getting back to normal. The Zambian government...
COVID & Clubfoot – Stories from the front lines Hope Walks partners with more than 130 clinics in 16 countries. International borders are something you learn to deal with. For Bernard, Hope Walks program manager for the Democratic Republic of Congo, these...
COVID & Clubfoot – Stories from the front lines Clinics in Burkina Faso recently started getting their foot abduction braces from Niger, but then the pandemic hit. With travel restrictions in place over most international borders due to COVID-19, getting the...
Edgar in MalawiWhen Agness saw her son?s feet for the first time, she did not believe his clubfoot could be corrected. But despair turned into hope as soon as they had an opportunity to meet with a Hope Walks parent advisor. These individuals are a key component to...
Jabo in RwandaMukeshimana works long hours as a cleaner at a Catholic church picking up pieces of carelessly discarded waste. When people saw her little boy Jabo with clubfoot, they too viewed him as worthless as the garbage his mom picks up for a living. But God had...
Muhindo in the Democratic Republic of Congo Imagine being born with clubfoot that was never treated, giving birth to a daughter with clubfoot, and now facing the birth of your second child with this birth defect. This is the reality for Kavira in the Democratic...
Steve Robinson serves as the Hope Walks marketing and communications specialist. Prior to joining the team, Steve served in various communication roles in primary and higher education, and local government associations. He holds journalism and communications degrees...
